System Engineer – Windows (Deployment and Support)

Description

Based in Barcelona, Spain, this hybrid role sits in the Service Quality team within Digital Technology.

The company is a global biopharmaceutical business focused on human health, operating in about 100 countries.

The Windows engineering team runs the platform that most enterprise and manufacturing applications rely on, along with the identity services that other systems depend on.

The team combines modern cloud platforms and automation-first engineering to keep the service reliable.

Responsibilities

• Write infrastructure as code with Terraform, ARM or Bicep so that servers are compliant from the moment they are built.
• Script post-build setup with PowerShell DSC, Ansible or Puppet, covering domain join through to hardening baselines.
• Manage the full server lifecycle: provisioning, patching, hardening, upgrades and decommissioning, across on-premises data centers, manufacturing sites, Azure IaaS and AWS EC2.
• Run Active Directory and hybrid identity, including domain controllers, Group Policy, Entra ID and federation services.
• Lead patch compliance and vulnerability fixes across the Windows estate using MECM/SCCM or Azure Update Manager.
• Provide L2 and L3 support, take part in on-call rotations, and lead technical recovery during Major Incidents.
• Build dashboards, alerts and self-healing automation for observability and AIOps using Datadog and Splunk.
• Present Windows platform changes at CAB, making sure each change is traceable, tested and low risk.

Requirements

• You bring substantial hands-on experience with enterprise Windows Server in large, global environments.
• You have Windows Server engineering skills, along with working knowledge of Active Directory, Failover Clustering, IIS and PKI.
• You have experience with cloud IaaS on Azure and AWS.
• You have advanced PowerShell skills.
• You have infrastructure as code experience; Terraform is preferred.
• You have ServiceNow ITSM and CMDB experience.
• A background in a regulated industry such as pharma or life sciences is a plus.
• You take ownership of your work and stay calm under pressure.
• You favour automation and dislike repeating manual tasks.
• English is required; additional languages are a plus.
• Certifications such as AZ-800/801, AZ-104, ITIL 4 or Terraform Associate are valued but not mandatory, or equivalent experience is accepted.

Conditions

This is a hybrid role based in Barcelona, Spain.

The salary range is €43.600,00 to €65.400,00.

Final pay depends on demonstrated experience, skills, location and other relevant factors.

Candidates are assessed on merit and are not disadvantaged because of their citizenship, age, sex, ability, ancestry, colour, race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or marital status.

Benefits

• You may be eligible to take part in the company's employee benefit programs.